- LOS ANGELES — Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson believes the Academy didn't give
Avengers: Endgame the recognition it deserved, noting that while the
blockbuster earned a nomination for Visual Effects, it was overlooked for a
Best Picture nod.
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- “How did this film not get nominated for an Oscar?”
Johansson told Vanity Fair in a new cover story promoting her forthcoming
directorial debut “Eleanor the Great”, which is set to premiere at Cannes.
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- She continued: “It was an impossible movie that should not
have worked, that really works as a film — and also, it’s one of the most
successful films of all time.”
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- Explaining that commercial success should not preclude
awards recognition, reports deadline.com.
Also read: 'Eleanor The Great' script made Scarlett Johansson tear up
- The discussion surrounding Marvel‘s place at the prestigious
awards ceremony has long simmered, with “Avengers: Endgame” co-director Joe
Russo recently chiming in on the matter.
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- The ever-expanding MCU has seen its fair share of Academy
nods, largely in the Visual Effects category, including for Black Panther,
which won three Oscars.
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- All three Iron Man films have been nominated, as have all
the Avengers installments, Doctor Strange, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten
Rings and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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- However, as with many tent poles, these films have largely
avoided a nomination in the Best Picture category.
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- Johansson reaffirmed that she has left the MCU behind for
good, despite former co-stars’ foray back into the multiverse.
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- “It would be very hard for me to understand in what capacity
[returning] would make sense for me, for the character that I play,” she
explained.
